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Christian Counseling for Middle-aged Women’s Mental Depression Solution

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2018, 26(1), pp.265-294
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2018.26.1.265
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : March 28, 2018
  • Accepted : May 2, 2018
  • Published : May 30, 2018

Hong Keun Mi 1

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ABSTRACT

This is the study to solve mental depression in middle-aged women on Christian counseling. Mid-life can be called by the parable so called 'sachugi'(mid-life crisis)" as the meaning of time for the autumn of life. It is so named because the rapid changes and developments pursuant to youth development generally appear. Most of family therapy scholars agree to understand that mid-life itself and especially mental depression in middle-aged women are crisis. Especially mental depression in middle-aged women effects women themselves, even husbands and family so negatively. Mental depression in middle-aged women is able to directly effect husband of mid-life crisis(sachugi) to weaken the marital relationship and gloom home atmosphere by causing depression, anxiety and various psychological crises. Therefore mental depression in middle-aged women is the severe problem to be solved for happy home and especially marital relationship as soon as possible. Therefore, based on literary study, this thesis attempts to understand the concept and multi-dimensional causes of mental depression in middle-aged women: its physical, social, cultural, psychological, emotional, family therapeutic, and religious causes. Futhermore, this thesis also attempts to suggest Christian counseling methods to solve mental depression in middle-aged women by understanding its real impact on the marital relationship: self-dialogue of truth, forgiveness / recomposition, and self-respect / spiritual growth.

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